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Explosion at Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon leads to deaths, injuries

The blast occurred at a Hamas building, according to Lebanese state media.
Lebanon camp

Several people were killed in Lebanon today after an explosion at a Palestinian refugee camp. 

The explosion occurred in the Burj al-Shemali refugee camp near the coastal city of Tyre. It specifically happened at a center used by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. The Lebanese army blocked off the camp’s access points as a result, and people in the surrounding areas heard the explosions, the official National News Agency reported late Friday night local time. 

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